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"The night before I was watching Felix Sanchez get his medal in the 400m hurdles. I've never met the guy, but just seeing the raw emotion, the sheer delight and release ... I was welling up myself. So I think I knew when I got up there (on the podium) that it was going to be emotional moment for me," Hoy told CNN.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – LeBron James, No. 6 of the United States, goes up for a shot against Luis Scola, No. 4 of Argentina, during the men's basketball semifinal match on August 10. The games ran through August 12 -- check out the best moments from Day 13 of competition on Thursday.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Thomas Daley looks on during the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Michael Mathieu of the Bahamas and Tony McQuay of the United States compete in the Men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Argentina's Luciana Aymar sits among discarded sticks after her team's defeat in the women's field hockey gold medal match between Netherlands and Argentina.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Simone Collio of Italy prepares to compete in the men's 4 x 100-meter relay round 1 heats.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – David Boudia of the United States competes in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminary.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan, in red, defends against Anthony Joshua of Great Britain, in blue, during the men's super-heavyweight (+91 kilogram) boxing semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Nikola Karabatic, No.13 of France, is defended by Drago Vukovic, No.14 of Croatia, during the men's handball semifinal game between France and Croatia.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Jack Green of Great Britain and David Greene of Great Britain compete during the men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Carmelita Jeter of the United States wins the women's 4 x 100-meter relay final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Ethiopia's Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women's 5000-meter final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States, in blue, competes with Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi of Islamic Republic of Iran in the men's freestyle 74 kilogram wrestling.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Steven Hooker of Australia competes during the men's pole vault final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Lutalo Muhammad of Great Britain celebrates winning the bronze medal in the men's 80 kilogram tae kwon do against Arman Yeremyan of Armenia.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Ivan Zaytsev, No.9 of Italy, serves the ball against Brazil during the men's volleyball semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Morgan Uceny of the United States reacts after falling during the women's 1500-meter final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Renaud Lavillenie of France competes during the men's pole vault final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Soonchul Han of Korea reacts after he was declared the winner against Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania during their men's light (60 kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – China competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Thomas Daley competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Luke Patience, left, and Stuart Bithell, right, of Great Britain let off flares as they celebrate finishing second and winning the silver medal in the men's 470 sailing.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Hungary's Tamas Kasas passes the ball during the men's water polo classification 5-8 between Hungary and Australia.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Gold medallists Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page of Australia celebrate with silver medallists Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain in the watter after the men's 470 Sailing.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Belarus' Timofei Hordeichik competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Samantha Harrison, No. 20 of New Zealand, dives after the ball in the second half against Great Britain during the women's hockey bronze medal match.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Maris Strombergs of Latvia leads the field in the men's BMX cycling final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – An athlete holds the baton during the women's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heats.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Dzhamal Otarsultanov of Russia, in red, and Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Cyclists race down the starting ramp in the in the men's BMX cycling final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Hungary's center back Gabor Csaszar, right, shoots against Sweden's goalkeeper Johan Sjostrand during the men's semifinal handball match against Sweden.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 25 Szabolcs Zubai of Hungary shoots over No. 7 Magnus Jernemyr of Sweden during the men's handball semifinal game.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 15 Alex Danson of Great Britain, right, battles for the ball against No. 2 Emily Naylor, front, and Clarissa Eshuis No. 16 of New Zealand during the first half of the women's hockey bronze medal match.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Both Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov, in red, and Italy's Clemente Russo celebrate at the closing bell of their men's heavyweight boxing semifinal.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino is greeted by his corner after his match against Great Britain's Anthony Ogogo in the men's middleweight boxing semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Egyptian wrestler Ibrahim Farag Abdelhakim Mohamed, in red, spars with Bulgarian Radoslav Marinov Velikov in the men's freestyle semifinal bout.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 15 Rudy Fernandez goes up for a shot against No. 12 Sergey Monya of Russia in the first half during the men's basketball semifinal match.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, center, talks to Great Britain's field hockey team members after they won the bronze medal against New Zealand.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Armenia's Arman Yeremyan, right, competes with Argentina's Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich in the men's tae kwon do semifinal.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 1 Georgi Bratoev of Bulgaria tries to tip the ball over the net against No. 8 Sergey Tetyukhin of Russia during the men's volleyball semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 7 Todor Skrimov of Bulgaria reacts after losing to Russia in the men's volleyball semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Egypt competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Alex Danson, left, jumps out of the way of New Zealand's Emily Naylor during the women's field hockey bronze medal match.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov stands over Italy's Clemente Russo during the men's heavyweight boxing bout.

Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad appears dejected after losing to Nicolas Garcia Hemme of Spain during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Georgie Twigg is jubilant after her team's second goal in the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand. Britain won 3-1.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Russian gymnast Daria Dmitrieva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Cyclists crash during the BMX cycling men's semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Laura Unsworth controls the ball during the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Kazakhstan's Abdulkhakim Shapiyev, right, fights Bilel Ouechtati of Tunisia during the men's freestyle wrestling (74-kilogram) 1/8 final bout.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Spain's rhythmic gymnastics team performs in the group all-around qualifications.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Canada's Karine Sergerie spars with Slovenia's Franka Anic during the women's under 67-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Alex Danson, right, and Crista Cullen of Great Britain react during their women's hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Chinese gymnast Senyue Deng performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Spain competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Cyclists make a jump during the women's BMX cycling semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov, in red, wrestles Russia's Dzhamal Otarsultanov during the men's 55-kilogram freestyle semifinal match.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Australia's Malcolm Page leaps off the boat as teammate Mathew Belcher sails on after winning the gold in the men's 470 sailing class.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Jo Aleh, left, in the black cap, and Olivia Powrie, in the white cap, of New Zealand celebrate winning the gold medal in the women's 470 sailing class.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre, left, faces off against Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Australia competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Qingling Song, left, celebrates a disallowed goal in the women's field hockey classification match against Australia.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – A view of the wrestling events at ExCeL in London.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Luke Campbell, left, defends against Satoshi Shimizu of Japan during the men's bantamweight (56-kilogram) boxing semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Presenters in action during the medal ceremony following the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Jana Berezko-Marggrander performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre leaves the ring after his loss to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazi's Squel Stein is carried off in a stretcher after crashing in the women's BMX cycling semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Morocco's Issam Chernoubi, left, battles Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Spain's Francisco Hervas Jodar competes during the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – South Korea's Jincheol Kim, right, and Kenichi Yumoto of Japan compete in the men's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Swimmers compete in the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim at Hyde Park in London.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Australia's Jodie Schulz, left, shoots a penalty shot against Chinese goalkeeper Yimeng Zhang during the women's field hockey classification match.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Japan's Yasunari Hirai warms up before starting the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Argentina's Miguel Antonio Correa reacts during the men's kayak double 200-meter canoe sprint semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Drinks are ready for swimmers in the men's 10-kilometer marathon.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Australia's Janine Murray performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Azerbaijan's Ashraf Aliyev, left, grapples with Sohsuke Takatani of Japan in the men's freestyle 74-kilogram wrestling.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Ireland's Paddy Barnes delivers a punch against Shiming Zou of China during the men's light flyweight (49-kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Francesca Jones performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi, left, directs a kick against Morocco's Issam Chernoubi during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Australian women's field hockey players pose for fans after their 2-0 win over China.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon has a quiet moment before entering the ring in the men's light flyweight (48-kilogram) boxing semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Iran's Sousan Hajipourgoli, left, battles Australia's Carmen Marton in women's taekwondo in the under 67-kilogram division.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Competitors race in the women's kayak single 200-meter sprint heats at Eton Dorney in Windsor, England.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad prepares to compete in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo preliminary round.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Sebastian Brendel, right, and Qiang Li of China compete in the men's canoe single 200-meter sprint semifinals.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Belgium's Gaelle Valcke celebrates after scoring the match-winning goal against the United States during the women's field hockey classification match. Belgium won 2-1.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – American Steven Lopez, left, competes against Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo preliminary round.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – American Steven Lopez walks off after losing to Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan in the taekwondo bout.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Zhang Yimeng, center, saves a shot from Australian Teneal Attard, left, as Attard's teammate Jayde Taylor stands by during the women's field hockey classification match.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Ronald Rauhe competes in the kayak single 200-meter men's heats.

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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. goalkeeper Amy Swensen walks off the pitch after being substituted for an offensive player in the last minutes of the women's field hockey classification match between the United States and Belgium. Check out Day 15 of the competition from Saturday, August 11.

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Hoy's tally of six gold medals sees him become Britain's most decorated Olympian, overhauling rower Steve Redgrave's total of five.

Since the competition finished in the velodrome, Hoy, the fastest man on two wheels, has had the chance to watch the fastest man on two legs, Usain Bolt.

"I was fortunate enough to see him in action (in the 200m final). I've seen him many times before on TV, but you never get an idea of just how impressive the performances are until you see them live," Hoy said.

Bolt, he says, is the face of the Games and an Olympic icon, but the Olympics isn't about just one person.